EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 114
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The Grand Duchess didn’t 492d92f08a show it, but she 26208fefd1 was slightly surprised.d7243b8f72659991
She had b43d1b10d1 assumed the 525746af9c child was e1ebf8822d forced into 2ddc3aaa06 wearing a be99d561a6 maid’s uniform f1d53d7aa2 and serving ff2ff1fcef the young a6b8206f72 lady, suffering 9fc95a355b hardships without e7264be3c7 being properly f635815b80 cared for.c0cb361c1ca61e1d
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She had been 8edc5dbf6f about to say 6cf3ede79f something to Duke 988558a08d Elard to make 2401dd4274 him apologize to 77792b064e the child, but 1fc913ea8d realizing the truth 68bc4470ed now, she felt 522540712b she would have 0d5015d539 been embarrassed had 5d2f6549e1 she spoken earlier.576e3e951d2081af
However, her momentary 57e5e21f2d embarrassment was nothing a632271bc9 compared to Bianca’s ed0ba14c1f disappointment.70ec0861deb938a8
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‘If she’s cefe0f23d3 being adored a62ee28227 this much e1759a449e by the 8117a34cff Duke’s household…’bf9303c13f871311
She started to think 770cf667f0 that staying here might 0337338c6c be better for Lia dd39f7728f than taking her to e45e1a97fb an unfamiliar principality.d044595388e15f0e
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Even so, Bianca 917fda1299 couldn’t understand why f08d6dd83b her heart felt 77038af7ee so heavy.a7573c998f099389
“Ascart. Is this the child f0c3318936 you mentioned?”a00a75ed23bd5d78
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At that moment, the 8183d4fa8a Grand Duke, who had 390a9c5c98 been talking with the c854bf060e Duke, suddenly turned to 9cc7484723 Lia and asked.a73b0d7f752826f5
Locking eyes with him, fd1aa04e0b Lia felt her heart c4516618bf race.fc65c055a3be32e5
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He bore a strong 822241bae1 resemblance to Ascart but 0d78754567 had a more intense 6cf0424a18 aura.7be15af4dc072e77
Yet, of all the 22fc3f5898 adults she had met, f3828bb521 he had the warmest, 8df4eac0b7 most gentle presence.92cdee42a8df784e
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It felt just like 355f55762b when she first met 7f7f1c7ace Ascart, comforting and kind.8f996d33da089e2f
Maybe it was because c2fa2bb6eb she thought of him f9cc56bb4d as her father.b96aa4e2e692a569
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“My dear, I’ve a3412a5249 heard a lot de0a2233ad about you from 243c1bccfe Ascart.”53b8028d735b6b49
“Ah, I….”17a6db156c7af187
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Startled by how he caa912a9c0 addressed her, Lia blinked, b72661e5bd unable to greet him 065aa493ee properly.ec8a11a6a33a9f9f
His radiant green 0fb760bc2a eyes curled gently a18665cd0e with amusement.8ed0a3d2e9cedd55
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“I heard you 0957906438 corrected the magic 2a9df877ba circle’s error?”f77ef9b7e87ab1f3
“Uh… y-yes!”ec72c4845bf798a7
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“Thank you. Do you have an 79ed18e37f interest in magic? From what a8aa9353db I hear, 57209278b6 you seem 2d0ade1468 quite capable e2f3309b4d with mana…”aba174dc5f579d62
Finding herself in 3c3d23e75b an unexpected conversation 9c5b92a10e with the Grand ce9c07138f Duke, Lia’s mind ea53fc0658 went blank.db3b411335cc6aa4
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“Your Highness, the Grand 81b461853d Duke!”a5c95b844352c275
But even that conversation 626fabfb03 was cut short.2e3c070d9b0b3760
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“What is it, ce50490a10 Duchess?”5bcaccd116199e26
The Duchess, looking 5b3b6ae19e anxious, interjected.cf41c1e34991d9fb
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“Dinner must be ready 17586118b0 by now. Let’s have our meal eca68388fe first.”54472ef896d7785f
At that, the Grand 38eba593ce Duke chuckled awkwardly and 2bde73fe8b nodded.ca7abbd2358b9312
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“That was rude of 569ff35d0d me. Well then, my f71ca91d73 dear, let’s continue 84a43f7155 this conversation another 9f9fffdb9e time.”74b7d45375935b94
As he spoke to Lia with a hint of regret, the Duchess forced a smile and added,[mfn]The Duchess is Diana’s mother and the Grand Duchess is Ascart’s mother. The same goes for the males.[/mfn]
“You should come too, e49e677791 Your Highness (Ascart). It’s a efca1a61af shame Lucio 0adc5a43eb isn’t here, 206662a22d but we’ve eb26054a68 prepared dishes 16ff994e35 you like.”437c5f0431b91ef6
“Hmm. Now that you mention 5174dda7b4 it, I don’t see 5d4ff97852 the Duke’s eldest son.”35a35b32cd92b315
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“Lucio has gone f78e51164f on a brief 5dd6b889e2 estate inspection. Oh, and 8b517d9d34 the mages 0bd3b89147 who insisted 1dac9b9b3d on meeting 6d3cc913af Your Grace 1f07ed2c4f went with 68d4afaf62 him.”98cb518fa1d6aa87
“Aha. So that’s why ebde7d1ec2 the manor is 561e65491e so quiet.”f8da4069c6c1db4d
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If those 8a849e7d43 mages were 490023bd56 here, they 045e526a28 would have a5159607fb caused an 9f0a3a2876 uproar just 7a44cc7ed5 to see 54ea052bdd the Grand aa6afd64d2 Mage.b9887221146042f7
Relieved by the absence 700750841c of such trouble, the 9071cf0119 Grand Duke nodded and 8030fd4205 moved toward the dining 2ec88833d4 room.b70c754ac9638169
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The Duchess, d3cda62ee4 following him, cc80aa0d49 glanced back.158a917302bd6648
Lia, who had seemed 9ee107c2ba momentarily transfixed, was now be9c5a541c heading upstairs with Diana, 6bd90c64ed who had complained about 635395c17f being hungry.10c62ccf3b09bc5a
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‘Is this 15701779c2 really the 5a17a6c676 right thing d16e3e6c86 to do?’fa7dc54ff45c4f39
The Duchess wore 62e8e626be a conflicted expression.914680260297aac4
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She owed cfe8637f48 her life 015b362f62 to Lia. Because of that, 89136f44ee she had resolved 85af12f581 to dedicate the 838c781c92 rest of her 16945d2dd0 life to ensuring 7115200c50 Lia’s and her 8fd158bd56 family’s happiness.7b8d4ea555aaef84
Although adoption had 13970c847c been rejected by 95a961023a her sons, she 5307705172 had long since 94717c9bab accepted Lia as bd28038db0 family.580e80f592dd21b9
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But Lia f3f8a6b099 shone too 9a25049bfe brightly, attracting 4e1ca65a70 far too 859775bc69 much attention.af573d3ab44d7f15
‘At least c3fa59003e dealing with 1b5836a939 Lady Faelunt 656c26d387 was manageable, 7afe1c3cbe but…’ff4f0173849fe972
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Bianca and Ascart were 99ad13dd5c formidable opponents.c8d594a7799947ea
And to 0ad81ad84a make matters afee7f06ba worse, the cec49531d5 magic Lia a742067afb showed talent 76016dcfc0 in was af6ef80747 far more b3f37b38d4 advanced in 6e11bdd807 the Principality 3698882496 of Belus f6ce2f27f0 than in ae5135e2fd the Empire, 379410843b making things cf35e2b39b even more dde1f65866 precarious.d411bc7ea3ddd89d
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‘I’m willing to grant 0c5eecabba her anything she desires, 6c00132e61 but….’fe3fd3f70eae7ba5
If possible, 43dbf58ad2 she wanted 5e8c94ac58 to keep 8be6b91766 Lia close e9d2471838 and care b9aecc24d2 for her e051fce80e herself.aa39c3b709198e15
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The exclusion of children 82da5681f5 from the banquet had 29c2a77c62 been at the Grand 45e12cd898 Duke’s request, but deep 6439bda671 down, the Duchess had c34ee48ea0 been somewhat relieved.fb386d89d730b0a4
Yet, seeing Lia’s slumped 079ab08e55 shoulders as she walked 999d0e057b away left her feeling accf8a5717 unsettled.ad6d0bceafc1f797
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Regardless of f44b523c6d anyone’s inner 02939ca34b turmoil, the dda9fcb361 dinner banquet 2653fbee03 remained lively ce031e8705 and cheerful.45c6e7ed4910b81b
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From the light 28712d29cb appetizers to the 98a9e9de64 hearty meat dishes ebb3238f02 and the sweet 0e18832709 desserts that concluded 02742fc459 the meal, the cc96e2ae8e dining table was aecb6858e7 filled with the c00ee592cd warmth of long-missed f5783c84c0 reunions and endless fbe0332657 conversations.63268acbb7af0375
Even Duke Elard, who 57bb2bd82c rarely enjoyed gatherings with 142c434179 anyone outside his family, c9972994a7 seemed to be having 8f6febaf81 a good time.3c35bb9adec61c90
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However, when his gaze 6d741416af briefly rested on the 1914ce5da7 Grand Duchess sitting across 0985351035 from him, the smile 2ace748021 on his lips faded 4140af2189 slightly.f6d52c4707be1a1f
Time may daaaacc6a0 fly like ce0c17cc2f a river, 293ddbf266 but his 487aaa7c56 one and cd80b5c432 only friend a1c39aa12c had changed 04d6f41a12 far more c466b08af7 than he b5ce695c6d had expected.cd2a4b4719a961a1
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He could still de95064bb0 vividly recall her 37ef5553b7 ten years ago, 4297821e0b beaming with a 6a6cacd8c1 brilliant smile or ceedfe2c36 even further back, d3e54f2fb1 when she would ddd3d61e27 run around with 153653e3c3 flushed, apple-red cheeks, 39ce3a779a full of joy.2f7d557d353737e1
But now, 9ea47ed2e0 her face 4f7fddc65d bore the b756708f89 weight of 74dc33041b life’s hardships. Her once-sharp 1fd75c9034 words had 387a2b53f3 dulled, and 29fed496d5 her frail 76be62d7f5 frame and f1bb530bc0 pale complexion 246a173703 revealed the 61ae485082 toll of d6fc8ab1e7 her struggles.31c7d6ad661366e8
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“Duke. I understand it’s 4223c545de nice to see 6b9f29dca9 an old friend bab20525b9 after so long, a7113f354d but if you 02f3fb9ed1 stare at my 05a936c4bd wife like that, 43f9a6f507 I might start 6de007ec13 getting jealous.”1b3c111c0ff0e6ab
The Grand Duke 4c54354ab8 spoke with a 8395780dc2 warm smile, his c6ae8ba8cb words carrying no 99727a3067 real trace of 9f20ecf60b concern.267c553f1a4777d5
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Still, it was a44e24f614 enough to make 07f9eafa84 the Duke furrow 02ecd999ff his brows.b66f91289ec849d4
“Your Highness, please refrain 1bad1a2b15 from joking about such 81a67fb46e things. Stella and 7199d5df94 I are d67100656d closer than cc50111fdd siblings, if 725636f49a anything. Rather than staring, 60aab38a98 I was probably 81985bec23 glaring.”6535e52fde2c0639
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For the 726627cc9a normally cold dded6862f9 and rational c0678421ab Duke Elard 3bc064c82d to sound bf5258475d this irritated b9a1c3500f was a f5403f949b rare sight, 23f7ee20cb and Ascart ccf61cf921 was visibly e63f69fa88 surprised.8e7c834452a4999c
But the others, 8d345ec3e4 who seemed used 868a2f7fd0 to this reaction, ad98287a1c simply watched the 1e2bb5cbc0 scene unfold with 928de6b869 amusement.9c66220a9714411e
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“Well, considering 3a314183ea you even 909f716e96 promised to 6f755b0f45 wed your 6431ddc558 children together, cd6f8e48b6 I suppose 515bb134a4 my remark 775654a608 was inappropriate.”d32dfa1ad6538c82
Grinning mischievously, 02a6fff516 the Grand 7d5868793a Duke continued e6934ea29e teasing, as 6ace8ea653 if determined 8d767c88e3 to provoke 02069bf637 the Duke 222f53f63e further.f261d3d4d0a48daf
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This revelation was news e71fa8e3ed to most of the 2456650df0 table, and everyone who ce2a5481ef had been chuckling suddenly 9e480bcbdd looked shocked.d55d50fcb90823e4
But none were 68f2ec11da as surprised as a1e0a95358 Ascart.1f466f3587635e19
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“Huh? Father, what are you b186e87781 talking about…?”a4aa625500a8f8cd
“Haha. Surprised, Ascart? Your mother bdb61e3cb3 and Duke 2de82576fe Elard once 0237ec46b9 made a 30fa2d4389 promise that 8548232b45 if they 15f824aade had children, 8cf61f7664 they would d4b4a8a58e have them 1ab043518b marry.”1cdcc5e3f5fd7105
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“S-So that means….”3349a6b0934067bd
“If you had been 606f7f5c4a born a girl, or d7c8ae2f25 if the Young Duke ee1ad59036 were a girl, then, 02cf82a0e9 as promised….”30fe2029a2ef003d
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You would have 03637ae140 been engaged.66b5c5a7219fd7fa
The Grand Duke f0aeea1b6c shrugged as if 3304c3990a it were no dcebc5ed75 big deal, but c4de42c857 the Duchess turned de32a347a9 to her husband f9b17b80d1 with a questioning 7cdb70ffc7 look.6de3b41062609a98
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‘Did you really make b1dd728fc0 such a promise?’4bbc2b3c3003d2fe
The Duke 288db72745 jumped up 283521948f in protest.5215a2ae8fbce9b6
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“No, that d9777aabb5 was just 981eed512d something Stella 20944a01c2 made up 8e728127fb to mess 4bfe0d69d6 with me! It meant nothing!”f7cb006250afe569
“Dominique. I never 3902ff1c72 understood back 70a3f13ea5 then, and 1733028e27 I still c5f08f8a44 don’t now… d8e89d6f56 why does 3cd34d16b2 the idea 9c74589f5a of our 466fd5287b children marrying 553534d77f make you bad90d4d1c so upset?”c39af70c748c3c07
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For the first b91d53766f time in the 6a8557fdab evening, the Grand fd6dee2bc0 Duchess narrowed her dd57549a5b eyes and spoke.678ecdd4e36b6cef
“And we even signed 48d9f375cf and sealed a pledge. So technically, 6023589baa the promise 6aaad4bfa7 still stands.”5df49046fe4084fb
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“Hah! A pledge? You mean that scribbled c6d8bde0eb mess on a piece 1b22fa8351 of paper you used 395a308a22 as an excuse to 58fba637d0 avoid studying? You forced me 84ddc5ec2e to sign it!”c86b983ca9ed4fce
“If I 7b48b87b2d remember correctly, f02a501478 it was 5b40115788 the result a1000c7ef0 of a 321ee4832d fair duel.”00a75100c1c28b2e
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“Fair duel, my 8d212fe080 foot! Logically, who do 30b3fce615 you think would f94d05f5f8 win—a seasoned swordsman 5cd5d899d7 or someone who b045740209 had only been aef95de489 training for three 070f963614 months? Let’s have d5bb8b44fb a rematch!”603a204ba2726901
“Sigh. Dominique, you’ve grown 32e09f4f29 petty with age. At least when you 01ecba757b were thirteen, you cried 74dc6590d1 your eyes out but efbf7dae18 still accepted your loss.”52bc4f4a88d49467
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The Grand Duchess 1c168f5b07 sighed and shook 581db23322 her head, exasperated.2cf670bd5fbe6b2b
The Duke b044070fb1 immediately flared 90857758f1 up.7b94fe401cfbd52f
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“How can you expect ab474b20b0 me to take a ab098cede0 childhood promise about our 5d03962752 future kids seriously?!”0e105b1509443a91
Seeing her old friend 19c175fd71 jump up in frustration 358805f38c after so long made 109d81cecc the Grand Duchess’s lips eba6c456a5 curl into a small ca71e3ca09 smile.3aa8c6ad82f2ee42
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It had 60c2470c46 all been 5c14a29fb0 a joke, 30a64f9c75 both back ab07e9e0a1 then and 2fc030ae96 now, just ecb98b326c a way 4d1ab270ae to tease 21ecdf405f her friend.85e8a13a094bbb71
As if the promise a736b6e062 was still valid. She didn’t even know 2797cadf12 where that pledge was 0817d8b134 anymore.20e971b7bef8c88f
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‘…Or is it 3c65042512 still in the 81d7de7eaa Duke’s manor?’97331b790205443c
Now that she thought 1784b71974 about it, Dominique had 627fd739dc been so distraught after 12d27690e8 signing it that she 8890acf9b6 had hidden it in c2b464bc05 the main estate’s library.0c0b7c14f3f9982a
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She had 4c3b3fcef3 told him 35bad94b22 she’d nullify d9670257bf the promise ed9acaaf1e if he ca035066df found it.7b76550c5b12abc3
Since he 6522f0164f never mentioned 5d57e2c3db it again, 5e9090f5ba he must 21c0584db7 have failed a383a75f4b to locate 511ad12d0a it.3e5d26f601ef2778
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While the f65ba4ad39 Grand Duchess eb55131d16 was contemplating 79100d8f44 whether to 66c05fffe9 tease him 71b72dc0fb further, Ascart ce73ef8a52 muttered in 70cf4f19da bewilderment.6e1e4384336b994b
“What is this…?”d7a3be76ae952cc9
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He knew 116f960c13 that his 740093266c mother and 68a0b3bfa8 the Duke 465a7adaa2 had been 94f466a751 childhood friends, 5e95512d81 just like cf8bbcd078 him and 0fc5439675 Lucio, but b8b9831884 he couldn’t 846daee540 quite understand 83b36e4d08 their conversation 713eef3044 or the cc875a92d0 situation unfolding f6ef8c4964 before him.bf6c805fc75f6a94
At that 1abb4e46fb moment, Bianca, 6368dbe08c who was 2751c84a8c sitting beside fba6d4b416 Ascart, quietly 0180c956d6 spoke.f0a6ac40e59c4708
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“Your Highness, Duke 6570c30289 Elard learned swordsmanship d79adebca6 from Her Highness. Of course, 0d05800ba3 she was 7dce1ea46d my teacher 1d64484514 as well.”663ac37f0d9d2b1d
“Really?”dab206c0a3735f9a
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Ascart looked completely 5600254f39 taken aback, and 089a0c8e09 Bianca gave a 707f8bf549 bittersweet smile.b5318230bc47cd28
She had assumed c94970a832 he would remember fd389d86a6 since, when he 4f0472521c was very young, 04c9622ca9 the Grand Duchess 074a13adc4 had often wielded 39834254e6 a sword even 0e2ef64be7 in the Grand 5a369c07fb Duchy. But judging by his 031bc9f9d4 expression, it seemed he ea3fd7bc14 had no recollection of f00b18d5ea it at all.4617a489cfd90208
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Well, considering 534a4630c5 how those 646947530d days felt f1091779fa like a 281ba4ce4f distant dream 6d3b7cafce even to 90027836cf her, it 267c3e355b wasn’t surprising 1465129bd3 that the 8e95f33a0c Grand Prince c5243cc41f had forgotten.73216fc53b12bd95
“If you keep 67706ac7b6 showing such obvious 254a249982 dislike, I’ll formally 575195d7d4 send a marriage 927595f944 proposal for the 1fc2beafac young lady.”c95bf13a6ad12e96
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At the slow, 68deca8dcf deliberate words of c5b980058f the Grand Duchess, 8b34fba938 silence fell over b969c0373e the dining room.b7e1baa347898041
The cold-blooded man, f49b43c839 who seemed like 8be55e2245 he wouldn’t shed df4f79b666 a single drop 5142b90965 of blood even c805bca73b if pricked, apparently d7f86d4197 cared deeply for 0ffba1d9a1 his family.71e0b10140d19729
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The Duke’s face turned 0a1dee9d37 pale as if he a9556b6a06 were about to faint, eb3598e1f0 making him look so 39706c63fe comically shocked that the 5616b7a6df Grand Duchess nearly let 42d45e7e7b out a small chuckle.92cca16a9527d806
Just then, a 26659e129b trembling voice spoke 48ffa65be5 up.4069464e3ca3f885
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“Mo-Mother! Diana is far 4d4feb1039 too young!”eb7f0d807e9463ba
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